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APPLICATION-FILED SEPI. l5, 1913. HENEWED OCT. 8. 195.

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appncation mea septenber 15,1913, sealen.' 789,789. nenewa'oetobr e,i915, serial no; sansa Beit known that I,'FBANK` M BARR, a citizen oftheUnited States, residing at Muskegon, Michigan, have invemted certainvnew anduseful Improvcmentsin Knitted Hose, 4ofy/fliich thefollowingvisa specification.

' This-invention relates to improvements in knit hose and method ofImaking the same.

' The main .objects of this invention are:

. First, to provide seamless knit hosiery which are rights'and lefts'andinwhichthe inner sides of thetoe portions are knit in aline ysubstantiallystraightvifith the inner side of thei'foot portions andconform to fthe natural shape ofthe foot;` nd in which there arenofseamsat the end ofthe; great toe. Second, toprovide an improvedmethod of making seamless knit hosiery inwhich the inside of the toe'portions and the foot portions are in a substantially straight-line andthe outer side of the toe portions are narrowed, there being no seams atthe end of the greattoe portions.

'Further' ob]ects, and yobjectsrelating to structural details, willdefinitely appearstitches.

from the detailed 'description to follow.

' I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices'and meansdescribed in the following specification.

The inventlon 1s cle-arly defined and pointed out in the claim.

' A structure which is a preferred embodi ment of my invention isclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this'specification, in which: Figure I is an inner side vienT of a hose"embodying myinvention, the same being Shown on a. vright foot form. Fig.Il is Aa 'detail side elevation of the outer side of the hose showninFig. I.' Fig.v III vis a detail bottoni view of apair of hose'embodying'my invention folded in thestlat. Fig. IV is adetail inside view beforethe selvage edges along the' inside of'the great toe are united. Fig'.Vis an 'enlarged detail top vie'w, Fig. VI isa similar detail-top viewbefore thefopening on the top of the hose wherethc toe portion joinsthe-foot portion is united. Fig. VII is a detail perspective end viewfrom the outer side.

In the drawing, similar reference numerals refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

reciprocating motion. As vthe. r\na1chine begms on such reciprocating"rmotion the needles at the outer side of the toe are manipu- 'lated toproduce'the narrowing 2 forthe The first and second needles 'on theinner side Vare manipulated to produce selvage edges fi'along the'inner-'side'of the great toe.I rllhese selvage edges are formedsubstantially straight with the inner line of the hose. Thepreferablemethod by which this vis accomplished is by raising needlenumber 1, that isv 4the'firstneedle on the inner side `in action so thatthe thread or yarn is wrapped around it but no stitch is formed, theremainder of the needles inaction taking their"regular The next step isto throwthe needle number 2, that is the second needle on the innerside, out of action before theA thread -or yarn on the opposite side ofthe machine is drawn intothe needle, then operating needles in actionuntil they come to numbers 2 and l, when these are also thrown intoaction, taking `their regular. stitches. In thisway, needle number 1knits but one stitch to needle number 2s two stitches. The combinationof these stitches and the wrapping on needle number lproduces a; selvageedge which is slightly shorter than, the fabric produced on theother'needles'\in action, and this draws the fabricslightly on theinside and 'on the end ofthe great toe portion back from the end of thestocking, there being a-continuous knit Jfabric over the end of thegreat toe portion, thereby producing a straight sided great toe portionwithout a seam across the end.

The selvage, edges are joined by a row of stitches 5. The rowof'stitches 5 are in a. line substantially straight with the inner sideof the foot portion of the hose, thus ne-k ihalf of the needles are then'thrown vout of action and the toe yportion knitted with a conforming tothe natural shape of the foot.

The edffes (3 are 'oine'd in the usual wa i bv D .7 "looping,j

By this method I produce hose which are portions extending nearly to theend of the great toe and a. great toe portion which is without a seam atthe end. This is of great advantage, as it is found that the toe' ofordinary hose being narrowed equally on the inner and outer side tendsto draw the' big toe inward toward the other toes, which has a tendencyto produce enlarged joints, bunions and other injurious effects.

lVith my improved hose the foot may assume its natural position, thetoes are not drawn together or pressure produced thereon, as is likelyvto occur in hose narrowed from both sides.

A. further advantage is7 that my improved hose can be made substantiallyas economically as the ordinary hose tapered or narrowed on both sides.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A seamless knit hose having a toe portion narrowed on its outer side andan unnarrowed continuous knit, great toe portion provided withsubstantially straight selvage edges at the side thereof, the selvageedges being slightly shorter than said continuous knit portion and beingunited in a line substantially straight with the inner side of the footportion of the hose.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two witnesses.

FRANK M. Bann. LL. 5.1

Witnesses MAX LANGE, ANNA VANDERBURG.

